Wall safe



s. L. BELKNAP AWAM.. SAFE Filed-111g1 24. 1925 oct. 4, 1927.

VPatented Oct. 4, 19427. Y Y f UN! 1 s smear; L E'LRNA; oF Los Anderes, CAL' wenn, sermon To IfN-A-WALLSAFE ooiI'PA'NY, INC.; or Los NGELES, oa'LIeoRNIA,l A CORPORATION or CALIFORNIA.

WALL .sAREf Aliiiictibn ined Aligner `24, 1925*'. -seiia'1"-N0.r 52,0127. This intention relates to iinproiferhents in Ventioiial sizes;narhelybeingifornied of wood W,l1 g,a,feg, A 1 and: being, commonly. calledQyIdton 2 XB; l55 Heretofore safes Y have f been provided rlhe actual width ofa 2X L in practice 3% which are adapted to be built into orpiniinches,j` and theactual width yof @2X3 is 5 bedded in walls of vdwellings and tlie l1ke, 2% Inches.` .'lhel conventional,thickness of which require a special wallconstruction 0r the plaster P andv thelath Llis'bpinch..

a special mountingV for supporting theni Therefore, the,iniproyed'-wallsafeisinede 60' within the walls., Y ieilll Ot' twqzs, which' lieveoutede A11-,object of this inventionis to provide thickness dnnensionsfY which are. Lt1/2.,inches a wallsafe Vwhich dofes not require thspecial aiidflg inches leSPfiV-ely, when. the

mounting or' specie-ljwallconstruction, bnt' wall' safes are; -Inonntedbetween Sthevstuds,

which is so constructed that it A may be thebac'k of' thesafe willbeevenwthfth@ 65 readily niounted'betweenl the conventional backs ofthe studs and tlieforward face `of s'tudsemployed in building the wall. the safewill befiush,witlitlieplasten AThe 15 Another object Aof `this inventioniist() studs are spaced apar t.us ually certain provide a wall safe whicl'ris of VstrongnndI conigentional distanes, that; .whchfis`-mst rugged cnstruction and which islne prooi commonly used being adistancefof fourteen 70 so that yin case ofi firesjthe' contents ofthe inchesbetween the centers of Ithe studs. The safe will not be dainagedM improved safe has itsrfoutsidewidth f Afui'ther object of thislinvfention is t0 dimensionequal tothejdistance between two provide a wallsafe Aconsisting of a recepadjacent studs. Consequentlywhen the safe tacle adapted to beirhbeddedinto. a-.wall 'unbedde@y 0Iij.;1nounte1 the. Wall, 75 between two studs thereof, and wh1ch .1s so it snugly fits between two st udsTso lthatno constructed that its forward facefgwillbc special wallconstructionis required to sup;

finish Withthe plaster surface,tliefieeptad@ Port-V@ and ifit is de sined .to mount' the being; forin'ed of sections of sheet steel wellsafe ,in the. wal1 jof La dwelling xyghieh1 has ed" together and having? innerandfjouter `alreadybeen bu i l titj is only necessary to B0k walls between whichasbestosrpr ,equivalent tear -ont'tbe plasterand latki betkyentwo heat.insulating'niaterial is disposed. g a d} a centstuds to permit kthe reception ofthe 3o Withj the foregongfand othenobjects in safe.

View' which -will 4be made'n lanifest` in tlie lfhedetailsof the'of thesafe Y fllowiii'gldetailed description andspleciica'lf areas .followsqAIn outside bacl'wall l0 ,is `g5,

` ly pointedo'ut in the appendedlaimrflf prQyidedLwbich i s fori i ied ofsheet steelE and j bottoin and si le edges Abentfforenceis hadl to the' accompanying.drawings hasitstopg forjanillus'trative embodiment of the'invenw"a idly,l asfindicated at 1 1 Y Top7 bottoniend Sid@ Outside.. Welle .are ,'-nrOr-iild; @Si indicated vtion' ,`fwliere1n Y I Vv'li-igurel is a front elevation, 'parts being Y v broken away and shown 1n section, ofthe steel ,andbeing formedfofseparate pieces.

improved wall safe, They` have their rearward? ends positioned 40 Fig; 2 isa Vertical .section taken substanlwithindille forwardly tnrnedgflgesh the J back wall. Interniediate top,` -`bottoni and Ytiallly' yon the line Qf2 of Fig. l,

at A 12, these wallsbeingalso formedtof -sheet 9o i -Figfxis' a'vertical sectiontaken oiithe sidenialls'lfgre pogtipned pa-1161150 and 954r f `Fig4 is"a perspective Vview'ofone of the mediate'walls aredfornied ofseparatepieces f inner' receptacles adapted to be disposed, of sheet steel and are 1n spaced relation to the o utside.,walls', i, Theyhavetbeir rearward f within' the wall safe. i Y Y Referring to the vaccompanyingdrawings edges'abutting against the loutside b aclewall 100 wherein similar' reference charaetersdesig 1,0.' The yinsidetvall-sjll,areformed ofsecp nete similar parts-throughout`, the;;Wall;S 110115; Ofiheetv` Steg. haYngahQriuarWad shown asbeing'gformedlofstudsSagainst edges,Y abuttingf ;.againsti the outside b ack which" are fastened' laths'L, onwhiclrlthe walljand areparallelto,but;in specedrelaplaster" P is"d1sposed-y VIn;'practicallyf -all tionito theintermediate;VwallsqlThe.fon- 105 i dwellings the" studs S 'are :of'one or-t'wo coni wardy edges of the' inside*walls lliare. bent ,0f thesevportions will abut against the fori-gy ward faces lof the studs S. .l Y u f Forwardly ofthe outside back/wall!` 10 there is disposed an inside back 'wall' 16 which has its iedgesabutting the inside walls l14.v Between the outsidel back vwall 10 and fthe insideY back wall 16 there is disposed asbestos Vror similar heat insulating' material,

, outsidefwalls 12 and the,intermediateV walls 1 13 andbetween'the intermediate walls 13 `and'theinside'walls14.1-The edges 11 of the vback *wall 10 Vare spot Weldedl tov the voutside y V'walls V12,*'an`4dpthe edgesl of' thefinside walls 114 and "the intermediate walls 13, which'en'- gage the outsideback -Wall 10,. are spot weide,y

`led to it. V`Ina similar 151i kofthe insidefwalls 14', which engage the in 130i termediate`- wallsj13 and the outer Walls 12, lare spotffwelde'd' vto them, andthe meeting Y' edges ofthe' lsections forming `thel various 1 walls are spotweldedftogether. The edges 1 of the inneriback-wall ljarewelded yto the sg-insidelwalls 14. .f A door isprovidedfor the safe which is Y 'hingedl to the receptacle as by laghingelf?. This door is; provided-With a suitablelo'ok 18;which'may` be either key operatedv or 'a s l r combination lock having ai suitable bolt adapted tobe'causedto i' mediate front wall 2`1and 'an ,innerr'fron't f wall 22; The edges of' the lo ute'r'front Vwall 20 vare bent fback'wardlyover the" edges of f- .theintermediatefront y l 'edges' of theinn-erifront wall' 22, and are spot welded'-thereto.` ''Inthis manner a `the top, botto1n and'side walls oftherecep- ,tacle. "Asbestos or similarY insulating 'mate-V rial isv disposed betweeny the outside and in'- 'The` receptacle lis' Ymounted between: the A jfstuds `by cmeans of 'screws23fwhich are Y `6() driven through the vsidewalls into -thesides f l i ofthe studs.v .Suitable pivoted'fuponth'e inside' .g ceptacle and are adapted v Y of the Screws; preventing walls 14el of the 1 re- Vanyifire f from en'- bent forwardly andv V.and asbestos is also 'disposed between the manner the. portions without departing Y engage a'ke'epe'r. 19," f y on the, side of the receptacle, The door oon-L jsistsof an outsidev frontwall 20, an inter-V -wall'21 and Vover thev :stepped @1i rabbeted edge sprovded on thefsacl Securing lements-1 f" fdoor 'complementary yto the stepped edgeon ,and be? Vedges disposedV rearwardly' of lthe forward bottom anlside'walla, Y

cover members 24' are to cover the'A heads' i ite'ing the safe in case of "fire," and lpreventare mounted small angles v25 which are ars ranged to support shelves 26 between them'. An inner box ,or receptaclegis 'provided for ythe safe which may be positioned therein,

one Aofrthese boxes being shown in Fig. 4. Y n

Each box is rectangular inform and' hasl a hinged cover. .'Ea'ch of the boxesis formed of inside and these walls being connected together vand outside walls of sheetrsteel, d f

having asbestos or other insulating material l disposed between them l,They may be 'provided with locks 27,` Aas 1shown `upon .the Y y drawing. l

' F rom the above it be vappreciated that*` 'i an` improved wall Vsafe is provided V'which can be easily in a building, face assume a over it.

andV quickly mounted between the conventionally vspacedjstuds of the wall and Whichwill have its outer position flush with the plaster, f' Y so that a tapestryor picturejmay beshung Furthermore, itis practicallyim- Y.

possible to detach thesafe from .the wall i .after it has once been applied withoutopening the door, and furthermore, the safe is absolutely Vfire proof, so that no papers ,within the safe willbe burned in case of lire. Y f

It will be understood thatvarious'changes inthe detail 'of construction maybe madez ci from the'spirit or scope claims. y y

I'claim: j

1, wall safe receptacle :having an of 'the invention as walls, aninsulating material disposedl vbetween the walls, e

Ceptacle and into defined vby vthe appendedk comprising ay ,rectangular outsidewidth dimen- 'sion equal to the Vdistance between-two wall studs, said receptacle having inner 'and outer 105 vthere 1 beingA j apertures s v formed in the inner: and outerwalls and 'Y through' the insulatingmaterial at: the sides Y u Ymay be driven through the sides of the'retheWallfStudS, and-pivoted members ldisposed' upon'the inside of the inner walls yadapted to 2. A wallY safe comprising# areceptacl-e cover the endsfof Y 7 Y" Vhaving outerfback, top, bottom andfside' i i I wall-s,V intermediate top, bottom. and side 'Y I walls extending fromV the outer fback'wall toward the front butjhavingitheir; forward edges of the outertop,

inner top, bottomy and side walls extending forwardly,fromV the, Outer. back Wall the forward portions offthe'innerwalls beingg bent against their `respective Aintermediate Y 'i across `vthe forwardl edges yofthe 7- intermediate walls and beingibent against `v their lrespective outer walls,

rebated edge at the frontjof walls andV thus forming@ and an inner back wall disposed between the inner top, bottom and sidewalls forwardly of the outer back wall, an insulating material disposed between the walls, and a door hinged to the receptacle having an outer front wall,l an intermediate wall' and an inner front wall, the edges of the outer front wall being bent over the intermedie-tev and inner walls and forming a rebated edgel Complementary to the rebated edge on the 10 top, bottoni and sides of the receptacle.

ln testimony whereof I have signed my' name t0 this speciication.

SAMUEL L. BELKNAP. 

